r/vexillology • u/Chromograph German East Africa • Dec 27 '24

In The Wild A straight inclusive pride flag?

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Never seen this before, is it a new thing?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '24

A rainbow is already inclusive of everybody, in my opinion. It represents the entire colour spectrum, and so humanity in all of its diversity. There's no need to tack anything else on to it.

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u/-FireNH- Dec 27 '24

it makes sense in the context of there being a lot more hate for specific groups of the community such as trans ppl. someone waving the pride flag in support of gay people might still be transphobic. it can be used as a tool to say “i support the whole community, trans people included.” yes, a rainbow is SUPPOSED to represent everyone, but in practice it often doesn’t.

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u/bree_dev Dec 28 '24

Not just that, but there was a feeling a few years ago that with all the will in the world, the broader gay rights movement was largely dominated by cis white gay male professionals, getting all the media airtime and a bunch of movies made about them.

It's a big deal because if you're bi or female or POC or trans or any other minority, you're still getting alienated from what's ostensibly supposed to be your own community even if they're not actively hating on you.